# Accident 19940818021769A: Piper PA32R300, Chinle, AZ, August 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1994, 08:17 local time
- Place: Chinle, AZ
- Airport: Chinle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2309° N, 109.5700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2309&lon=-109.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5765R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540L1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,665 total, 1,369 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940818021769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SETTLED BACK TO RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF THEN LIFTED OFF BUT STRUCK FENCE END RUNWAY. DENSITY ALTITUDE MISJUDGED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA326), Aug 18, 1994: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5765R), Chinle, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff, and his failure to attain the appropriate airspeed during a takeoff attempt under high density altitude conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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